default pink.

Lovely spring flowers! Some of the photos are the wrong way up because I forgot to flip them, they should really let you do that when your making the post? Anyways, it was such a sunny day so I thought I'd take some photos of the garden, again! Off school today, teacher day or something like that.

Since easter holidays are here thought I better snap up the opportunity to paint my nails asap. This is probably one of my default colours that I go to, but its lovely so i think thats okay, right? 

Off to my friends house tonight and then out for a little while, actually still so tired though so don't know how long I'll last! Friday plans? 

Love Victoria xo 

cupcake.

COURSEWORK'S DONE!

Well except from a few little tweaks which wont take long at all, but i'm not counting that. 

Feeling quite cold-ified and sleep deprived but that doesn't matter right now because its easter holidays. Filled with revision for the impending exams, but none the less a holiday (ish). 

I got to bed at two last night after working for something like 8 hours on coursework which seemed to be making very slow progress despite the amount of time spent on it. My mum bought this for me today, for working so hard! Isn't she and it adorable!  I'm going to bake some cakes during this holiday. and sleep. a lot of sleep. 

Going to try and post more, and come up with a new blog name (do not like mine!) as well these two weeks. 

What are you up to? 

Love Victoria xo 

inspiration #1

I've decided that once every month I will do a post consisting of anything and everything inspirational. There will be lots of photos, quotes, maybe the occasional story and song. Since this is only a monthly thing I think I'll be able to stick to it!

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Via; Me and the garden?

Most Images via weheartit.com, I've linked to the page I 'hearted' it from which usually links to a tumblr or something. Anyway, hope alls well! 

Love Victoria xo

espadrille love.

River Island - £9.99 each

I love espadrilles right now. I went through a stage where I couldn't get the name right and kept calling them vespas. However, now having mastered the right name and finding a suitable pair (or three) I think its time to invest. These little gems are only £9.99, from River Island! I hardly ever find anything in river island that I like enough to spend the amount it's being sold for but these, well these are just lovely. They are so perfect for spring (which we are now officially in, i think?). Now I just have to decide which pair I like best..

Alexa Chung
From: Now Magazine 

There are a lot of wedged espadrilles around, like the ones Alexa Chung is sporting above. Even though these wedges are relatively low compared to some I've seen. I, however, prefer the flat ones. But each to their own.

Do you share my love for espadrilles?

Love Victoria xo

focussed pretty things!

oh, my dearest blog! I have missed you!

So, I haven't done a proper post in agesssssss, and to be honest, I don't know if this is going to be one. We'll see how it goes? I'm going to try to post more but exams are obviously a priority so I'm sorry if posts are sometimes few and far between. 

Firstly an explanation for the whole no posting thing. The usual mix of exams, revision, D of E practice expedition and a cheeky mock interview today. And just no time. Where does it go, seriously. People say they need an extra hour in the day, an hour is no where near enough!

The photos are from this weekend (my Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition). Basically, one the first day we had to be out for six hours, walking for atleast three I think, but we walked for way more than that! Then we slept laid there all night freeeeezing in a blue peter-esque tent. 7 people in a six man tent, not as squished as I expected but much colder! Anyway, we then walked for another six hours the next day. The walking was tiring obviously but wasnt unbearable. The weight of the rucksacks we had to carry however, that was cutting it close. The first day our 'destination' was a lovely reservoir and on the second day it was a church which had the most beautiful seating place opposite. 

These photos are part of my skill for the bronze award, photography obvs. I'm not really sure its showing much skill though because mostly its just something in focus and the back ground not. I am proud of some of the pictures I got though because the things (mostly flowers/trees ect - theme was nature) were so beautiful. 

Any opinions are more than welcome! 

I'm hoping to do some more fashion-y posts soon, I'm really wanting to right now. It's just finding the time and subject to write about. 

I don't think this counts as a fully fledged post, somewhere in between perhaps! 

Hope your all having amazing weeks so far!

Love V xo  

don't miss it on your way up.

here.

One of my science teachers came into our lesson last week and said that before she starts the lesson, she wanted to talk to us first. 

She asked us what we thought success was. Things like 'goals' and 'achievement' and 'best of your ability' were shouted out and written down. 

She told us that success is individual. 

She said that success is not just about what grades you get. She said that she worries that schools and society itself pushes one target that we must all meet, but that we all have different targets. 

Also, she told us how it's important to relax and have fun. Work hard and study but make sure theres time for your friends and family too. She told that there is a balance that needs to be found, between friends, family, work and play. 

An analogy that arose during this was that of a ladder. We climb up this ladder, looking up to the top at the goal we want to reach. She told us to make sure we don't just focus on the top and miss the steps we take getting there. 

She told us it all matters. 

...and then we did biology.

Love Victoria xo 

ideal prom dress.

here.

This Oscar De La Renta dress is from the Spring 2008 collection also seen on Blake Lively as Serena in Gossip Girl. I think it's so gorgeous and its the material I want. And just ohh. so so beautiful. I found a look-a-likey but wearing white to prom, is that allowed? 

here. 

Prom is quite a few months away though (we're talking the very end of June here) so I've got a while to decide and I haven't tried any on yet. Anyway, I think i've talked about this on here before at some point so I'm gonna finish here. 

Sorry for the lack of posting I had some exams which I needed to study for and if I'm honest I don't know where the time went. I've got a post lined up soon though.

Hope your all well :) 

Love Victoria xo